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Funding for community-based programs for climate and disaster resilience relies on information about who is at risk and who is impacted. Existing data on health and socioeconomic risks of and impacts, especially data that reflect the experiences of socially marginalized populations, are often missing or not collected, resulting in climate and disaster narratives and resourcing … Continue reading Addressing Data Gaps for Equitable Implementation of Climate and Disaster Resilience Solutions in California

What is the status of youth homelessness in San Diego? How has the pandemic affected youth? Over the past several years, providers and advocates who serve homeless youth have coordinated efforts through the San Diego Youth Homelessness Consortium (SDYHC) and worked together on the region’s Coordinated Community Plan to End Youth Homelessness. Join us for … Continue reading Status of Youth Homelessness

Selecting the right grantee partners requires funders to understand the organization’s programs and services, finances, track record, leadership, and the capacities and skillsets it brings to its work. This is one of the most important roles of a funder, yet, how do you know if an applicant represents a good fit and a smart investment? … Continue reading Grantmaking 101: How to Incorporate a Racial Equity Lens into Your Grantmaking Practice

Funders Together to End Homelessness San Diego (FTEHSD) is a collaborative of individual, public and private funders that explore and invest in effective systems change and services to end homelessness in San Diego County. The group is fiscally sponsored by Catalyst. FTEHSD’s goal is to build a San Diego County collaborative of funders who are … Continue reading Funders Together to End Homelessness Meeting

Native Americans are a richly diverse and growing population, but as an ethnicity, they are disproportionately affected by disasters. This reality is true for those who live on reservations and … Continue reading Disaster Philanthropy and Native Americans: Practical Tips for Funding On and Off Reservations

The Early Childhood Funders seek to motivate a sense of urgency around early childhood needs and bring together philanthropists, investors, and public funding to increase access to high-quality early childhood … Continue reading Early Childhood Funders Meeting

A California that allows all residents to reach their full potential requires both a focus on racial equity, inclusion, and justice, and a commitment to challenging the systemic issues that … Continue reading United We Stand: Creating an Inclusive California through a Robust Movement Building Ecosystem

Please join The James Irvine Foundation to hear from the team at Institute for the Future as they highlight themes and lessons learned from listening to California workers living on … Continue reading California Worker Voices: Anticipating the Future from the Frontlines

In this second session of the Foundations of Racial Equity Series, we explore racial capitalism, which describes the current economic system of extracting social and economic value from a person … Continue reading Racism and the Economy: Understanding Racial Capitalism | FRE Session 2

This past year, California encountered its most challenging period in recent history. The pandemic exposed systemic barriers that have long been neglected across health, housing, and the workforce while also … Continue reading Intersecting Equity, Health, Housing, and Workforce with Aging: New Philanthropic Opportunities

Join us for a conversation with Mayor Todd Gloria to learn about his vision for the arts and culture sector in San Diego, his commitment to investing in the full … Continue reading State of the Arts: A Vision and Landscape

Imperial County is located in the Cali Baja Mega-Region, a globally unique bi-national location for business investments that is uniquely placed for foreign trade zones, international distribution capabilities, bi-national alliances, … Continue reading Strategies for Impact Investing in Imperial County